Škoda-Solaris trolleybuses measuring over 24 metres to serve Prague from 2024
By Bradley Osborne - 13th January 2024
Škoda-Solaris 24m trolleybus
Czech Republic – 20 trolleybuses, measuring up to 24-metres in length and produced by Škoda Transportation a.s. of Plzeň and Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o. of Bolechowo, Poland, are slated for deployment between the Czech capital of Prague and the city airport early next year following homologation.
These unusual double-articulated trolleybuses, measuring 24.7 metres in length, were specified by Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy, the agency responsible for bus services in the capital, for the line between Nádraží Veleslavín in the city and Václav Havel Airport Prague. They can accommodate up to 179 passengers, including 54 seated passengers.
